The Master’s in Bioscience, Plant Science, Eco-Production and Bio-Valorization (EcoBioValo) draws on the expertise of three higher education institutions – the University of Rouen Normandy, the University of Caen and UniLaSalle – to offer cutting-edge teaching and training in the fields of eco-production and bio-valorization.

The second year of this Master’s (the « Research » form of the program) is also open to students enrolled on the Agronomy and Agro-Industry Engineering program at UniLaSalle. This year is completed simultaneously with the UniLaSalle specialization program and leads to a dual degree (students from the two partner universities will only graduate with a single Master’s degree).

The aim of this program is to widen the professional expertise of UniLaSalle students in research methods and skills in the fields of plant physiology, plant ecophysiology, eco-production and crop bio-valorization.

Key information (for year 2 of the Master’s)

Length of training: 1 year

First-year Master’s required

Teaching venues: University of Caen, University of Rouen Normandy and UniLaSalle (Rouen campus)

This program leads to two degrees: an engineering degree and a second-year Master’s

Acquisition of the latest knowledge in physiology, ecophysiology, plant biotechnology and agronomy to address the new challenges facing agriculture and the agro-industrial sector in terms of eco-production and bio-valorization of plant and algal agro-resources;

Acquisition of expertise related to approaches in physiology, ecophysiology/agronomy, plant biotechnology and bio-valorization of plant agro-resources;

Acquisition of skills to analyze the molecular and cellular mechanisms associated with plant response to biotic and environmental stresses, and methods and tools to diagnose the nutritional status and health of crops.

This page only has course details for year two of the Master’s program. For full details of both years of the Master’s, please see the University of Rouen Normandy website.

Semester 1

Teaching Unit 1: Agro-resources and processing (100 hours)

Agro-materials

Green chemistry

Biofuels

Teaching Unit 2: Focus on research (80 hours)

Glycobiology

Phycology

Ecophysiology

Teaching Unit 3: Specialization (45 hours)

For UniLaSalle students

Specialization program provided as part of the Agronomy and Agro-Industry Engineering program.

For students from the Universities of Rouen Normandy and Caen

3 modules are chosen from the following 4:

General economics

General agronomy

Intellectual property

Marketing

Teaching Unit 4: Career development preparation (15 hours)

Managing a research project and dissertation

Semester 2

Research component (compulsory for UniLaSalle students): internship for research-based final year dissertation (fundamental or applied research, in a public or private institute)

Professional component: internship in a company

This internship will result in a written report and oral defense.

Applicants’ profile (for year two of the Master’s)

You have completed the first year of the Master’s in Bioscience, Plant Science, Eco-Production and Bio-Valorization at the University of Rouen Normandy or the University of Caen

You have completed the first year of a Master’s in a bioscience specialism at the University of Rouen Normandy or the University of Caen

You have completed the fourth year of the Agronomy and Agro-Industry Engineering program at UniLaSalle

You have completed four years (at least) in biology or an equivalent degree at another French or foreign university in agronomic sciences

Once you have completed your pre-enrollment, you will be able to access and fill in the application form. The completed form should be sent to the Master’s coordinators (names and addresses indicated on the application form) by June 15;

A first selection will be made on the basis of the applications, and these applicants will be invited for an individual interview with an admissions panel;
Selected applicants can enroll via the Administration Department of the University of Rouen or the University of Caen.